痛打 (tòng dá) — to beat soundly, to thrash; (figurative) to attack harshly

Definition

Examples

• 他在比赛中被对手痛打了一顿。
  Tā zài bǐ sài zhōng bèi duì shǒu tòng dá le yí dùn.
  He was severely beaten by his opponent in the match.
• 这篇文章痛打了社会上的不良现象。
  Zhè piān wén zhāng tòng dá le shè huì shàng de bù liáng xiàn xiàng.
  This article fiercely attacks unhealthy social phenomena.
• 他因为偷东西被父亲痛打了一场。
  Tā yīn wèi tōu dōng xi bèi fù qīn tòng dá le yì chǎng.
  He was given a sound beating by his father because he stole something.